Meaning

8 senses
  1. One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).

  2. One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back). (soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

    A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

    Stürmer, Stürmerin

    фо́рвардfórvard, напада́ющийnapadájuščij

  3. An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.

  4. The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.

  5. The front part of a vessel.

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    носnos

  6. (Internet)An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.

  7. A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.

  8. (dialectal, obsolete)Agreement; covenant.

More definitions
  • a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
  • the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

Examples

1318 sentences
  1. I'm looking forward to the party.

    Я з нетерпінням очікую вечірку. — aandrusiak

    ruС нетерпением жду вечеринку. — bijin

    deIch freue mich auf die Party. — Espi

  2. I'm looking forward to seeing you.

    Я з нетерпінням чекаю на зустріч з тобою. — deniko

    ruЯ с нетерпением жду встречи с тобой. — marafon

  3. I'm looking forward to good news.

    Я з нетерпінням чекаю на хороші новини. — Ahha

    ruЯ с нетерпением жду хороших новостей. — marafon

  4. I am looking forward to Christmas.

    Я із нетерпінням чекаю на Різдво. — shanghainese

    ruЯ с нетерпением жду Рождества. — sharptoothed

    deIch freue mich auf Weihnachten. — samueldora

  5. I look forward to my birthday.

    Я з нетерпінням чекаю на власний день народження. — deniko

    ruЖду не дождусь своего дня рождения. — marafon

    deIch freue mich auf meinen Geburtstag. — Wolf

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
player nearest to the opposing soccer team:
front part of a vessel:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
player nearest to the opposing soccer team:
front part of a vessel:

Origin

From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front,

From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front, fore, early, former”), from Proto-Germanic *fura- (“fore-”), *warþaz (“turned”), equivalent to fore + -ward. Cognate with Dutch voorwaarts (“forward”), German vorwärts (“forward”).

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